Eighteen-year-old Justin Tyler Staneart, of New Lane in Red Boiling Springs, was arrested and charged with six counts of burglary, five counts of theft of property and one count of vandalism on Wednesday, June 24th, after detectives from the Macon County Sheriffs Department discovered numerous items at his residence that were recently reported stolen in a string of auto thefts.

During the early a.m. hours on Saturday, June 27th, Lafayette Police discovered over $1,400 worth of stolen Walmart merchandise inside a vehicle being operated by 27-year-old Chris Carr of Westmoreland.

Lightning struck the multi-story brick home of Danny and Fredia Fisher on 1106 Hightower Road on Friday afternoon. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 5 pm and continued the fight to save as much as possible until 11 p.m.

After his capture in Mexico, Daniel Glenn Carr was returned to Macon County on Wednesday, June 17, to face charges of three counts of Violation of Community Supervision and one count of Violation of the Sex Offender Registry Act.